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Nixon Peabody
National
Participating Offices: Boston; Garden City, NY; New York; Rochester, NY; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 31 (76% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.370 (rank: 114)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.26
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.42
Training and guidance: 4.26
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.35
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.68
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.10
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.33
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.45
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.48
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.45
Level of responsibility: 4.65
Amount of client contact: 3.74
Amount of feedback: 3.84
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.19
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.06
Average pay per week: $2,216
Average hours worked per week: 47.4
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.10
Entrepreneurial: 4.03
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.58
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.43
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.45
Financial information is made available: 3.97
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.55
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.16
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.42
Firm seemed the right size: 4.52
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.33
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.68
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.29
Pleasant space and décor: 4.35
Nutter McClennen & Fish
Boston
Participating Offices: Boston
Number of Respondents: 10 (100% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.607 (rank: 41)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.60
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.50
Training and guidance: 4.40
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.50
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.80
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.50
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.80
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.56
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.80
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.70
Level of responsibility: 4.70
Amount of client contact: 3.89
Amount of feedback: 3.30
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.30
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.00
Average pay per week: $2,400
Average hours worked per week: 50.1
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.20
Entrepreneurial: 4.20
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.40
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 5.00
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.80
Financial information is made available: 3.00
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 2.89
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.33
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.80
Firm seemed the right size: 4.80
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.90
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.60
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.90
Pleasant space and décor: 4.40
 
O'Melveny & Myers
Los Angeles
Participating Offices: Century City, CA; Los Angeles; Menlo Park, CA; New York; Newport Beach, CA; San Francisco; Shanghai; Tokyo; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 90 (68% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.650 (rank: 28)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.57
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.51
Training and guidance: 4.52
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.48
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.89
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.67
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.73
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.73
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.75
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.61
Level of responsibility: 4.56
Amount of client contact: 3.89
Amount of feedback: 4.08
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.52
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.58
Average pay per week: $2,431
Average hours worked per week: 45.3
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.31
Entrepreneurial: 4.34
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.57
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.83
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.75
Financial information is made available: 4.13
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.03
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.72
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.81
Firm seemed the right size: 4.77
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.47
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.58
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.02
Pleasant space and décor: 4.80
 
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
San Francisco
Participating Offices: Los Angeles; Menlo Park, CA; New York; Sacramento; San Francisco; Seattle; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 55 (87% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.613 (rank: 38)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.56
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.58
Training and guidance: 4.31
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.51
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.89
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.44
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.75
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.70
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.78
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.60
Level of responsibility: 4.51
Amount of client contact: 3.67
Amount of feedback: 4.07
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.64
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.38
Average pay per week: $2,519
Average hours worked per week: 47.4
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.36
Entrepreneurial: 4.45
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.58
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.87
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.76
Financial information is made available: 4.13
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.06
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.67
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.87
Firm seemed the right size: 4.78
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.40
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.35
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.87
Pleasant space and décor: 4.78
Palmer & Dodge
Boston
Participating Offices: Boston
Number of Respondents: 11 (85% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.677 (rank: 22)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.64
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.36
Training and guidance: 4.45
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.27
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.91
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.64
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.91
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.91
Overall rating as a place to work: 5.00
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.82
Level of responsibility: 4.64
Amount of client contact: 3.73
Amount of feedback: 4.18
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.73
Opportunities for pro bono work: 5.00
Average pay per week: $2,650
Average hours worked per week: 44.6
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.82
Entrepreneurial: 4.09
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.64
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 5.00
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.91
Financial information is made available: 4.09
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.82
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.45
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.73
Firm seemed the right size: 4.55
Humane approach to billable hours: 5.00
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.82
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.82
Pleasant space and décor: 5.00
 
Patton Boggs
Washington, D.C.
Participating Offices: Dallas; Denver; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 14 (56% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.644 (rank: 30)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.57
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.71
Training and guidance: 4.29
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.50
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.86
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.50
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.79
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.79
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.79
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.64
Level of responsibility: 4.57
Amount of client contact: 4.21
Amount of feedback: 3.86
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.43
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.71
Average pay per week: $2,318
Average hours worked per week: 43.2
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.50
Entrepreneurial: 5.00
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.79
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.86
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.71
Financial information is made available: 4.00
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.00
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.64
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.79
Firm seemed the right size: 4.71
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.79
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 5.00
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.00
Pleasant space and décor: 4.07
 
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
National
Participating Offices: Atlanta; Costa Mesa, CA; Los Angeles; New York; San Diego; Stamford, CT; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 81 (85% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.426 (rank: 105)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.45
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.55
Training and guidance: 4.33
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.39
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.62
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.21
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.30
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.50
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.48
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.30
Level of responsibility: 4.40
Amount of client contact: 3.70
Amount of feedback: 4.13
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.27
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.77
Average pay per week: $2,335
Average hours worked per week: 46.2
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.18
Entrepreneurial: 4.19
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.24
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.56
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.47
Financial information is made available: 3.89
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.68
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.33
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.34
Firm seemed the right size: 4.57
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.17
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.11
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.02
Pleasant space and décor: 4.54
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
New York
Participating Offices: New York
Number of Respondents: 68 (72% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.388 (rank: 113)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.48
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.52
Training and guidance: 4.27
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.18
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.49
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.14
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.47
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.59
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.35
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.25
Level of responsibility: 4.27
Amount of client contact: 3.52
Amount of feedback: 3.76
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.07
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.85
Average pay per week: $2,399
Average hours worked per week: 47.9
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 3.21
Entrepreneurial: 3.94
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.52
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.58
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.65
Financial information is made available: 3.11
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.02
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.25
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.45
Firm seemed the right size: 4.13
Humane approach to billable hours: 3.68
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.40
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.52
Pleasant space and décor: 4.17
 
Pepper Hamilton
Philadelphia
Participating Offices: Philadelphia; Princeton; Wilmington
Number of Respondents: 24 (83% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.529 (rank: 63)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.29
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.67
Training and guidance: 4.29
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.54
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.83
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.38
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.42
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.67
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.67
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.33
Level of responsibility: 4.38
Amount of client contact: 3.21
Amount of feedback: 3.83
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.58
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.75
Average pay per week: $2,172
Average hours worked per week: 50.4
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.54
Entrepreneurial: 3.65
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.67
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.75
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.79
Financial information is made available: 3.96
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.71
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.29
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.54
Firm seemed the right size: 4.58
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.92
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.38
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.33
Pleasant space and décor: 4.63
 
Perkins Coie
Seattle
Participating Offices: Chicago; Los Angeles; Menlo Park, CA; Phoenix; Portland, OR; Seattle; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 31 (67% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.543 (rank: 60)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.48
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.58
Training and guidance: 4.26
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.26
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.90
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.32
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.73
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.68
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.68
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.55
Level of responsibility: 4.52
Amount of client contact: 3.26
Amount of feedback: 3.94
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.23
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.16
Average pay per week: $1,974
Average hours worked per week: 43.7
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.52
Entrepreneurial: 4.03
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.40
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.74
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.74
Financial information is made available: 4.65
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.23
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.48
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.74
Firm seemed the right size: 4.60
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.52
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.42
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.77
Pleasant space and décor: 4.58
 
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
San Francisco
Participating Offices: Century City, CA; Houston; Los Angeles; McLean, VA; New York; Palo Alto; Sacramento; San Diego; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 67 (86% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.661 (rank: 26)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.69
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.67
Training and guidance: 4.43
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.63
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.85
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.61
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.69
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.68
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.70
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.60
Level of responsibility: 4.70
Amount of client contact: 3.97
Amount of feedback: 4.15
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.57
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.63
Average pay per week: $2,397
Average hours worked per week: 47.6
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.66
Entrepreneurial: 4.45
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.76
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.74
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.76
Financial information is made available: 4.17
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.16
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.58
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.69
Firm seemed the right size: 4.52
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.57
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.58
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.19
Pleasant space and décor: 4.70
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur
Columbus
Participating Offices: Cleveland; Columbus; Dayton; Naples, FL; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 13 (59% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.527 (rank: 64)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.31
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.23
Training and guidance: 4.38
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.92
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.85
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.25
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.73
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.38
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.69
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.38
Level of responsibility: 4.31
Amount of client contact: 3.15
Amount of feedback: 4.00
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.85
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.38
Average pay per week: $1,919
Average hours worked per week: 45
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.54
Entrepreneurial: 3.83
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.77
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.69
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.77
Financial information is made available: 2.55
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 2.73
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.92
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.54
Firm seemed the right size: 4.85
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.62
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.23
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.54
Pleasant space and décor: 4.62
 
Powell Goldstein
Atlanta
Participating Offices: Atlanta; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 15 (65% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.438 (rank: 100)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.33
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.20
Training and guidance: 3.93
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.47
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.93
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.13
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.80
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.36
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.79
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.67
Level of responsibility: 4.47
Amount of client contact: 3.47
Amount of feedback: 4.33
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.60
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.40
Average pay per week: $1,900
Average hours worked per week: 43.3
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.93
Entrepreneurial: 4.40
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.93
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.80
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.60
Financial information is made available: 3.40
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.40
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.27
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.47
Firm seemed the right size: 4.53
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.53
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.53
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.07
Pleasant space and décor: 4.80
 
Proskauer Rose
New York
Participating Offices: Los Angeles; New York; Newark
Number of Respondents: 60 (82% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.188 (rank: 145)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.14
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.25
Training and guidance: 3.93
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.15
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.56
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 3.77
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.27
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.37
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.25
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.12
Level of responsibility: 4.08
Amount of client contact: 2.98
Amount of feedback: 3.42
Opportunities for mentoring: 3.83
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.87
Average pay per week: $2,357
Average hours worked per week: 47.2
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 3.45
Entrepreneurial: 3.54
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.77
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.37
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.37
Financial information is made available: 3.60
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.17
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.78
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.27
Firm seemed the right size: 4.13
Humane approach to billable hours: 3.67
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.78
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.54
Pleasant space and décor: 4.14
 
Quarles & Brady
Milwaukee
Participating Offices: Chicago; Madison, WI; Milwaukee; Naples, FL; Phoenix
Number of Respondents: 25 (86% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.626 (rank: 36)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.42
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.67
Training and guidance: 4.58
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.71
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.83
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.25
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.67
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.75
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.75
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.60
Level of responsibility: 4.52
Amount of client contact: 3.88
Amount of feedback: 4.44
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.56
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.33
Average pay per week: $2,056
Average hours worked per week: 43.8
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.72
Entrepreneurial: 4.17
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.44
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.80
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.84
Financial information is made available: 3.39
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.50
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.36
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.44
Firm seemed the right size: 4.64
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.44
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.04
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.84
Pleasant space and décor: 4.44
 
Reed Smith
Pittsburgh
Participating Offices: Falls Church, VA; Los Angeles; New York; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 36 (54% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.498 (rank: 77)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.39
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.53
Training and guidance: 4.39
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.29
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.72
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.44
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.64
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.47
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.61
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.47
Level of responsibility: 4.50
Amount of client contact: 3.17
Amount of feedback: 4.19
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.44
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.54
Average pay per week: $2,375
Average hours worked per week: 46.1
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.31
Entrepreneurial: 4.20
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.40
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.64
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.66
Financial information is made available: 4.36
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.92
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.50
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.61
Firm seemed the right size: 4.56
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.47
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.28
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.75
Pleasant space and décor: 4.34
 
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi
Minneapolis
Participating Offices: Boston; Los Angeles; Minneapolis; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 22 (76% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.611 (rank: 39)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.36
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.73
Training and guidance: 4.41
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.68
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.82
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.45
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.68
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.73
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.64
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.55
Level of responsibility: 4.55
Amount of client contact: 3.18
Amount of feedback: 4.41
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.45
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.36
Average pay per week: $1,843
Average hours worked per week: 50
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.23
Entrepreneurial: 4.82
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.68
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.73
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.68
Financial information is made available: 4.86
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.55
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.77
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 5.00
Firm seemed the right size: 4.59
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.68
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.45
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.23
Pleasant space and décor: 4.32
Ropes & Gray
Boston
Participating Offices: Boston; New York; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 66 (60% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.684 (rank: 19)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.67
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.56
Training and guidance: 4.62
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.56
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.91
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.58
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.72
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.78
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.76
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.46
Level of responsibility: 4.44
Amount of client contact: 4.02
Amount of feedback: 4.15
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.50
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.24
Average pay per week: $2,400
Average hours worked per week: 42.6
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.35
Entrepreneurial: 3.82
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.51
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.75
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.82
Financial information is made available: 3.35
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.65
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.29
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.75
Firm seemed the right size: 4.52
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.52
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.89
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.49
Pleasant space and décor: 4.58
 
Ross, Dixon & Bell
Washington, D.C.
Participating Offices: Chicago; Irvine, CA; San Diego; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 10 (71% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.368 (rank: 117)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.00
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.30
Training and guidance: 4.00
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.10
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 5.00
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.20
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.80
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.11
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.80
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.50
Level of responsibility: 4.40
Amount of client contact: 3.00
Amount of feedback: 3.70
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.00
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.30
Average pay per week: $2,200
Average hours worked per week: 43.5
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.90
Entrepreneurial: 3.80
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.30
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.80
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.90
Financial information is made available: 2.90
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.00
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.40
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.60
Firm seemed the right size: 4.10
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.90
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.20
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.20
Pleasant space and décor: 4.90
 
Saul Ewing
Philadelphia
Participating Offices: Baltimore; Chesterbrook, PA; Harrisburg, PA; Philadelphia; Princeton; Wilmington
Number of Respondents: 16 (89% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.684 (rank: 19)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.41
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.47
Training and guidance: 4.53
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.59
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.76
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.76
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.82
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.88
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.94
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.59
Level of responsibility: 4.71
Amount of client contact: 3.71
Amount of feedback: 3.94
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.71
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.65
Average pay per week: $2,145
Average hours worked per week: 50.6
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.65
Entrepreneurial: 4.35
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.59
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.82
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.76
Financial information is made available: 3.18
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.13
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.65
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.76
Firm seemed the right size: 4.88
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.82
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.60
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.29
Pleasant space and décor: 4.12
 
Schulte Roth & Zabel
New York
Participating Offices: New York
Number of Respondents: 56 (93% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.806 (rank: 4)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.65
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.80
Training and guidance: 4.71
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.73
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.91
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.89
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.89
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.81
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.86
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.68
Level of responsibility: 4.70
Amount of client contact: 4.09
Amount of feedback: 4.52
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.57
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.95
Average pay per week: $2,483
Average hours worked per week: 42.5
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.52
Entrepreneurial: 4.71
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.70
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.89
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.88
Financial information is made available: 4.82
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.64
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.89
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.95
Firm seemed the right size: 4.77
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.73
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.86
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.30
Pleasant space and décor: 4.75
 
Seyfarth Shaw
National
Participating Offices: Atlanta; Chicago; Los Angeles
Number of Respondents: 15 (79% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.470 (rank: 87)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.47
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.57
Training and guidance: 4.20
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.20
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.67
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 3.93
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.73
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.73
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.73
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.64
Level of responsibility: 4.38
Amount of client contact: 3.46
Amount of feedback: 3.77
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.14
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.31
Average pay per week: $2,293
Average hours worked per week: 41.8
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.53
Entrepreneurial: 4.43
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.60
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.79
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.80
Financial information is made available: 3.50
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 2.71
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.27
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.73
Firm seemed the right size: 4.67
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.79
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.36
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.53
Pleasant space and décor: 4.57
 
Shearman & Sterling
New York
Participating Offices: Menlo Park, CA; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 44 (47% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.150 (rank: 150)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.07
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.12
Training and guidance: 3.93
Partner—summer associate interactions: 3.88
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.44
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 3.81
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.26
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.53
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.31
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.05
Level of responsibility: 3.84
Amount of client contact: 3.05
Amount of feedback: 3.48
Opportunities for mentoring: 3.74
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.70
Average pay per week: $2,560
Average hours worked per week: 46.5
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 3.55
Entrepreneurial: 3.52
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.60
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.40
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.30
Financial information is made available: 3.00
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.00
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.95
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.05
Firm seemed the right size: 4.07
Humane approach to billable hours: 3.73
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.00
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.49
Pleasant space and décor: 3.70
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
Los Angeles
Participating Offices: Costa Mesa, CA; Los Angeles; New York; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 29 (69% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.470 (rank: 87)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.34
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.34
Training and guidance: 4.03
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.31
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.72
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.32
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.76
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.75
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.66
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.41
Level of responsibility: 4.38
Amount of client contact: 3.41
Amount of feedback: 3.59
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.31
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.21
Average pay per week: $2,407
Average hours worked per week: 43.8
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.07
Entrepreneurial: 3.86
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.38
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.76
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.72
Financial information is made available: 4.52
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.32
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.41
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.66
Firm seemed the right size: 4.48
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.24
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.55
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.83
Pleasant space and décor: 4.45
 
Shook, Hardy & Bacon
Missouri
Participating Offices: Irvine, CA; Kansas City, MO; Miami; San Francisco; Tampa
Number of Respondents: 20 (71% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.550 (rank: 57)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.55
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.50
Training and guidance: 4.35
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.40
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.75
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.25
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.80
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.65
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.70
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.70
Level of responsibility: 4.50
Amount of client contact: 3.05
Amount of feedback: 3.80
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.50
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.35
Average pay per week: $1,685
Average hours worked per week: 43.4
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.65
Entrepreneurial: 3.90
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.50
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.85
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.75
Financial information is made available: 3.60
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.60
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.45
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.60
Firm seemed the right size: 4.55
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.65
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.30
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.30
Pleasant space and décor: 4.75
 
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood
National
Participating Offices: Chicago; Dallas; Los Angeles; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 140 (78% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.561 (rank: 53)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.50
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.44
Training and guidance: 4.45
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.40
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.78
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.39
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.63
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.75
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.71
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.52
Level of responsibility: 4.38
Amount of client contact: 3.60
Amount of feedback: 4.10
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.50
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.55
Average pay per week: $2,414
Average hours worked per week: 44.4
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.47
Entrepreneurial: 3.94
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.73
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.68
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.69
Financial information is made available: 4.00
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.79
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.39
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.63
Firm seemed the right size: 4.54
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.51
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.46
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.58
Pleasant space and décor: 4.23
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
New York
Participating Offices: Los Angeles; New York; Palo Alto
Number of Respondents: 65 (61% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.136 (rank: 152)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 3.97
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.16
Training and guidance: 3.69
Partner—summer associate interactions: 3.80
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.33
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.06
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.34
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.56
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.31
More about the work:
Amount of work: 3.84
Level of responsibility: 3.92
Amount of client contact: 3.33
Amount of feedback: 3.47
Opportunities for mentoring: 3.72
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.32
Average pay per week: $2,392
Average hours worked per week: 47
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 3.72
Entrepreneurial: 3.52
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.20
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.41
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.38
Financial information is made available: 4.08
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.55
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.17
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.64
Firm seemed the right size: 4.16
Humane approach to billable hours: 3.81
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.19
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.70
Pleasant space and décor: 4.13
 
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
New York
Participating Offices: Boston; Chicago; Houston; Los Angeles; New York; Palo Alto; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.; Wilmington
Number of Respondents: 116 (60% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.416 (rank: 108)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.31
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.26
Training and guidance: 4.19
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.13
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.74
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.33
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.55
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.68
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.55
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.37
Level of responsibility: 4.12
Amount of client contact: 3.42
Amount of feedback: 3.66
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.11
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.75
Average pay per week: $2,400
Average hours worked per week: 47.2
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 3.61
Entrepreneurial: 3.97
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.29
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.57
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.56
Financial information is made available: 3.59
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.37
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.39
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.70
Firm seemed the right size: 4.37
Humane approach to billable hours: 3.91
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.36
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.89
Pleasant space and décor: 4.57
 
Smith, Gambrell & Russell
Atlanta
Participating Offices: Atlanta
Number of Respondents: 11 (61% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.321 (rank: 135)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.09
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.09
Training and guidance: 4.09
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.27
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.82
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.18
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.45
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.45
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.45
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.45
Level of responsibility: 4.09
Amount of client contact: 2.27
Amount of feedback: 4.09
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.36
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.00
Average pay per week: $1,779
Average hours worked per week: 47.8
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 3.82
Entrepreneurial: 3.64
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.82
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.55
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.64
Financial information is made available: 3.36
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.09
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.64
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.27
Firm seemed the right size: 4.45
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.45
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.73
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.36
Pleasant space and décor: 4.64
 
Snell & Wilmer
Phoenix
Participating Offices: Denver; Irvine, CA; Las Vegas; Phoenix; Salt Lake City; Tucson
Number of Respondents: 30 (73% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.676 (rank: 23)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.57
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.60
Training and guidance: 4.47
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.57
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.80
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.50
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.77
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.93
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.87
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.60
Level of responsibility: 4.57
Amount of client contact: 3.93
Amount of feedback: 4.00
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.67
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.30
Average pay per week: $1,842
Average hours worked per week: 43.5
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.48
Entrepreneurial: 4.21
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.03
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.93
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.93
Financial information is made available: 4.03
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.93
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.70
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.87
Firm seemed the right size: 4.87
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.67
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.80
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 1.53
Pleasant space and décor: 4.80
 
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal
Chicago
Participating Offices: Chicago; Kansas City, MO; Los Angeles; New York; San Francisco
Number of Respondents: 24 (47% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.398 (rank: 112)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.42
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.50
Training and guidance: 4.04
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.17
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.71
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.21
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.42
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.61
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.50
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.00
Level of responsibility: 4.46
Amount of client contact: 3.50
Amount of feedback: 3.46
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.29
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.48
Average pay per week: $2,156
Average hours worked per week: 47.7
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.29
Entrepreneurial: 4.33
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.71
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.67
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.54
Financial information is made available: 3.52
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.30
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.25
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.71
Firm seemed the right size: 4.88
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.46
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.29
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.79
Pleasant space and décor: 4.63
Steptoe & Johnson
Washington, D.C.
Participating Offices: Phoenix; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 27 (79% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.428 (rank: 104)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.46
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.30
Training and guidance: 4.04
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.33
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.67
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.42
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.63
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.33
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.67
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.52
Level of responsibility: 4.41
Amount of client contact: 3.42
Amount of feedback: 3.78
Opportunities for mentoring: 3.96
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.73
Average pay per week: $2,381
Average hours worked per week: 43.7
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.33
Entrepreneurial: 3.69
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.19
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.74
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.78
Financial information is made available: 4.41
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.16
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.42
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.63
Firm seemed the right size: 4.42
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.59
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.23
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.52
Pleasant space and décor: 4.04
 
Stoel Rives
Oregon
Participating Offices: Portland, OR; Sacramento; Salt Lake City; Seattle
Number of Respondents: 19 (76% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.152 (rank: 149)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.16
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.42
Training and guidance: 3.84
Partner—summer associate interactions: 3.72
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.21
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 3.74
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.33
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.42
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.53
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.42
Level of responsibility: 4.58
Amount of client contact: 3.11
Amount of feedback: 3.47
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.11
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.00
Average pay per week: $1,669
Average hours worked per week: 46.2
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.28
Entrepreneurial: 3.89
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.05
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.44
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.47
Financial information is made available: 3.18
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.24
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.84
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.06
Firm seemed the right size: 4.39
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.32
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.89
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.26
Pleasant space and décor: 4.39
 
Strasburger & Price
Dallas
Participating Offices: Austin, TX; Dallas; Houston
Number of Respondents: 17 (74% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.734 (rank: 12)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.41
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.75
Training and guidance: 4.65
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.76
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.88
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.65
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.88
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.81
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.82
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.72
Level of responsibility: 4.67
Amount of client contact: 3.33
Amount of feedback: 3.61
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.50
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.72
Average pay per week: $2,106
Average hours worked per week: 45.4
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.94
Entrepreneurial: 4.11
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.29
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.94
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.89
Financial information is made available: 4.11
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.06
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.39
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.53
Firm seemed the right size: 4.44
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.94
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.35
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.22
Pleasant space and décor: 5.00
 
Sullivan & Cromwell
New York
Participating Offices: London; Los Angeles; New York; Palo Alto; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 42 (36% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.032 (rank: 156)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.15
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.24
Training and guidance: 3.66
Partner—summer associate interactions: 3.41
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.27
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 3.83
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.32
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.24
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.17
More about the work:
Amount of work: 3.83
Level of responsibility: 4.02
Amount of client contact: 2.95
Amount of feedback: 3.31
Opportunities for mentoring: 3.52
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.12
Average pay per week: $2,443
Average hours worked per week: 50.4
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 2.73
Entrepreneurial: 3.29
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.10
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.38
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.22
Financial information is made available: 2.39
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 2.59
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 3.88
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.49
Firm seemed the right size: 4.15
Humane approach to billable hours: 3.20
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.95
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.90
Pleasant space and décor: 4.07
 
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan
Washington, D.C.
Participating Offices: Atlanta; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 36 (60% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.171 (rank: 146)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.08
How much "real" work was assigned: 3.67
Training and guidance: 3.92
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.28
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.60
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 3.92
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.31
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.32
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.44
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.22
Level of responsibility: 4.03
Amount of client contact: 2.92
Amount of feedback: 3.61
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.08
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.47
Average pay per week: $2,013
Average hours worked per week: 43.6
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.28
Entrepreneurial: 3.75
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.31
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.64
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.58
Financial information is made available: 3.58
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.44
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.11
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.33
Firm seemed the right size: 4.36
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.33
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.00
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.69
Pleasant space and décor: 4.25
 
Taft, Stettinius & Hollister
Cincinnati
Participating Offices: Cincinnati; Cleveland; Columbus
Number of Respondents: 11 (52% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.160 (rank: 148)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.09
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.27
Training and guidance: 4.00
Partner—summer associate interactions: 3.91
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.45
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 3.91
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.27
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.27
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.27
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.00
Level of responsibility: 3.91
Amount of client contact: 2.27
Amount of feedback: 3.18
Opportunities for mentoring: 3.64
Opportunities for pro bono work: 2.09
Average pay per week: $1,692
Average hours worked per week: 50.5
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.00
Entrepreneurial: 3.64
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.18
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.18
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.09
Financial information is made available: 2.45
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 2.09
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.27
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.45
Firm seemed the right size: 4.45
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.45
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.36
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.91
Pleasant space and décor: 4.55
 
Thacher Proffitt & Wood
New York
Participating Offices: New York
Number of Respondents: 23 (74% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.669 (rank: 24)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.48
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.83
Training and guidance: 4.61
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.70
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.87
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.70
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.52
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.57
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.74
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.74
Level of responsibility: 4.70
Amount of client contact: 3.91
Amount of feedback: 4.30
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.61
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.57
Average pay per week: $2,430
Average hours worked per week: 48.2
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.55
Entrepreneurial: 4.55
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.91
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.78
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.74
Financial information is made available: 4.52
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.17
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.87
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.78
Firm seemed the right size: 4.83
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.61
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.78
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.05
Pleasant space and décor: 5.00
 
Thelen Reid & Priest
San Francisco
Participating Offices: Los Angeles; New York; San Francisco; San Jose; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 29 (94% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.587 (rank: 50)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.41
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.62
Training and guidance: 4.59
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.69
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.93
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.31
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.48
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.66
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.59
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.45
Level of responsibility: 4.55
Amount of client contact: 3.24
Amount of feedback: 3.97
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.66
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.86
Average pay per week: $2,421
Average hours worked per week: 47.7
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.52
Entrepreneurial: 4.10
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.52
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.72
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.76
Financial information is made available: 4.03
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.86
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.36
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.21
Firm seemed the right size: 4.72
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.52
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.38
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.55
Pleasant space and décor: 4.83
 
Thompson & Knight
Dallas
Participating Offices: Austin, TX; Dallas; Houston
Number of Respondents: 31 (60% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.139 (rank: 151)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 3.77
How much "real" work was assigned: 3.87
Training and guidance: 3.81
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.29
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.55
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.23
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.42
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 3.94
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.37
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.19
Level of responsibility: 3.81
Amount of client contact: 3.43
Amount of feedback: 3.52
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.03
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.87
Average pay per week: $2,100
Average hours worked per week: 43.3
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.39
Entrepreneurial: 3.73
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.93
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.39
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.45
Financial information is made available: 4.42
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.32
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.42
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.28
Firm seemed the right size: 4.29
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.39
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.29
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.81
Pleasant space and décor: 4.03
 
Troutman Sanders
Atlanta
Participating Offices: Atlanta; New York; Richmond; Tysons Corner, VA; Virginia Beach, VA; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 33 (50% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.333 (rank: 132)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.09
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.15
Training and guidance: 3.94
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.36
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.70
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.21
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.30
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.64
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.61
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.36
Level of responsibility: 4.33
Amount of client contact: 3.00
Amount of feedback: 3.48
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.06
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.70
Average pay per week: $1,991
Average hours worked per week: 44
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.34
Entrepreneurial: 3.81
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.09
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.64
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.67
Financial information is made available: 3.75
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.58
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.09
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.39
Firm seemed the right size: 4.15
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.48
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.97
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 1.90
Pleasant space and décor: 4.21
 
Venable
Washington, D.C.
Participating Offices: Baltimore; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 10 (63% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.644 (rank: 30)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.50
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.70
Training and guidance: 4.20
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.70
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.70
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.70
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.60
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.80
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.90
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.60
Level of responsibility: 4.70
Amount of client contact: 3.70
Amount of feedback: 3.80
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.50
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.70
Average pay per week: $2,280
Average hours worked per week: 45.4
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.40
Entrepreneurial: 4.50
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.20
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 5.00
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.90
Financial information is made available: 4.90
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.60
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.70
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.80
Firm seemed the right size: 4.80
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.80
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.40
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.80
Pleasant space and décor: 4.20
 
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease
Columbus
Participating Offices: Akron; Cincinnati; Cleveland; Columbus; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 23 (61% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.314 (rank: 137)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 3.83
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.30
Training and guidance: 3.91
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.39
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.61
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.39
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.39
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.36
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.65
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.13
Level of responsibility: 4.26
Amount of client contact: 2.96
Amount of feedback: 3.83
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.27
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.39
Average pay per week: $1,938
Average hours worked per week: 45.6
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.32
Entrepreneurial: 3.71
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.30
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.43
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.57
Financial information is made available: 2.74
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 2.87
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.00
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.50
Firm seemed the right size: 4.30
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.48
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.13
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 1.87
Pleasant space and décor: 3.59
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
New York
Participating Offices: New York
Number of Respondents: 13 (48% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.769 (rank: 6)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.85
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.92
Training and guidance: 4.31
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.85
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 5.00
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.46
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.92
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.69
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.92
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.64
Level of responsibility: 4.93
Amount of client contact: 4.21
Amount of feedback: 3.57
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.36
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.43
Average pay per week: $2,541
Average hours worked per week: 61
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 3.07
Entrepreneurial: 4.64
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.14
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.86
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.79
Financial information is made available: 3.29
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.29
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.86
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.86
Firm seemed the right size: 5.00
Humane approach to billable hours: 3.79
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.29
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 1.36
Pleasant space and décor: 4.50
 
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
New York
Participating Offices: Boston; Dallas; Miami; New York; Redwood Shores, CA; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 66 (40% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.449 (rank: 95)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.37
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.32
Training and guidance: 4.37
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.31
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.74
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.33
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.54
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.52
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.54
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.29
Level of responsibility: 4.20
Amount of client contact: 3.60
Amount of feedback: 3.71
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.28
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.22
Average pay per week: $2,442
Average hours worked per week: 45.7
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 3.73
Entrepreneurial: 4.07
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.39
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.66
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.64
Financial information is made available: 3.92
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.88
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.40
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.67
Firm seemed the right size: 4.39
Humane approach to billable hours: 3.83
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.16
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.62
Pleasant space and décor: 4.61
White & Case
International
Participating Offices: Los Angeles; Miami; New York; Palo Alto; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 76 (71% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.469 (rank: 89)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.39
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.54
Training and guidance: 4.27
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.17
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.72
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.39
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.61
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.61
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.52
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.55
Level of responsibility: 4.38
Amount of client contact: 3.18
Amount of feedback: 3.92
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.28
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.99
Average pay per week: $2,350
Average hours worked per week: 47.3
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 3.61
Entrepreneurial: 3.85
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.92
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.59
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.57
Financial information is made available: 4.04
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.87
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.53
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.57
Firm seemed the right size: 4.51
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.15
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.05
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.33
Pleasant space and décor: 4.20
Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon
Chicago
Participating Offices: Chicago
Number of Respondents: 10 (91% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.496 (rank: 79)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.50
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.40
Training and guidance: 4.50
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.40
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.56
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.60
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.50
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.40
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.60
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.10
Level of responsibility: 4.60
Amount of client contact: 3.40
Amount of feedback: 4.10
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.30
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.30
Average pay per week: $2,420
Average hours worked per week: 42.1
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.10
Entrepreneurial: 4.20
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.20
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.70
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.50
Financial information is made available: 4.60
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.30
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.60
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.70
Firm seemed the right size: 4.20
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.60
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.30
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.10
Pleasant space and décor: 4.70
 
Wiley Rein & Fielding
Washington, D.C.
Participating Offices: Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 15 (63% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.491 (rank: 80)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.33
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.00
Training and guidance: 4.20
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.53
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.80
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.36
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.80
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.73
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.67
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.40
Level of responsibility: 4.00
Amount of client contact: 3.47
Amount of feedback: 3.73
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.27
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.80
Average pay per week: $2,400
Average hours worked per week: 46.3
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.60
Entrepreneurial: 3.93
Makes efforts toward diversity: 3.00
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.73
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.60
Financial information is made available: 2.87
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 2.80
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.29
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.80
Firm seemed the right size: 4.60
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.67
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.40
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.53
Pleasant space and décor: 4.33
 
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
New York
Participating Offices: New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 44 (69% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.579 (rank: 51)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.28
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.58
Training and guidance: 4.35
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.49
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.79
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.47
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.62
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.77
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.86
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.40
Level of responsibility: 4.41
Amount of client contact: 3.60
Amount of feedback: 4.09
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.33
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.64
Average pay per week: $2,407
Average hours worked per week: 43.2
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.02
Entrepreneurial: 3.73
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.20
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.80
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.78
Financial information is made available: 4.39
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.98
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.35
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.73
Firm seemed the right size: 4.58
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.69
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.44
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.62
Pleasant space and décor: 4.78
 
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr
Washington, D.C.
Participating Offices: Boston; New York; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 85 (67% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.523 (rank: 65)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.53
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.48
Training and guidance: 4.31
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.26
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.74
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.37
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.68
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.69
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.65
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.60
Level of responsibility: 4.47
Amount of client contact: 3.40
Amount of feedback: 3.91
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.25
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.94
Average pay per week: $2,402
Average hours worked per week: 46
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.23
Entrepreneurial: 3.86
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.40
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.71
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.67
Financial information is made available: 3.77
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.62
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.63
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.76
Firm seemed the right size: 3.89
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.44
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.42
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.85
Pleasant space and décor: 4.49
 
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Palo Alto
Participating Offices: Austin, TX; Palo Alto
Number of Respondents: 32 (46% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.324 (rank: 134)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.53
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.28
Training and guidance: 4.06
Partner—summer associate interactions: 3.94
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.69
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.16
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.32
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.47
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.47
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.25
Level of responsibility: 4.19
Amount of client contact: 3.56
Amount of feedback: 3.72
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.25
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.72
Average pay per week: $2,403
Average hours worked per week: 42.5
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 3.47
Entrepreneurial: 4.78
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.25
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.50
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.28
Financial information is made available: 3.13
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.22
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.41
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.34
Firm seemed the right size: 4.34
Humane approach to billable hours: 3.78
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 3.69
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 4.00
Pleasant space and décor: 4.56
 
Winstead Sechrest & Minick
Dallas
Participating Offices: Austin, TX; Dallas; Houston
Number of Respondents: 16 (57% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.678 (rank: 21)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.44
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.69
Training and guidance: 4.56
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.88
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.81
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.69
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.81
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.53
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.69
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.56
Level of responsibility: 4.56
Amount of client contact: 3.06
Amount of feedback: 3.81
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.69
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.13
Average pay per week: $2,087
Average hours worked per week: 45.3
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.19
Entrepreneurial: 4.44
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.50
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.56
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.63
Financial information is made available: 4.13
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 4.13
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.44
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.69
Firm seemed the right size: 4.25
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.63
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.31
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.31
Pleasant space and décor: 4.25
 
Winston & Strawn
Chicago
Participating Offices: Chicago; Los Angeles; New York; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.
Number of Respondents: 51 (68% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.541 (rank: 61)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.43
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.55
Training and guidance: 4.41
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.39
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.80
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.27
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.53
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.78
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.71
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.41
Level of responsibility: 4.46
Amount of client contact: 3.28
Amount of feedback: 3.78
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.16
Opportunities for pro bono work: 4.69
Average pay per week: $2,440
Average hours worked per week: 42
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.24
Entrepreneurial: 3.98
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.53
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.69
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.75
Financial information is made available: 3.40
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.10
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.02
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.69
Firm seemed the right size: 4.31
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.39
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.39
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 2.92
Pleasant space and décor: 4.75
 
Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen
Philadelphia
Participating Offices: Philadelphia; Roseland, NJ
Number of Respondents: 14 (100% response rate)
Firmwide Score: 4.514 (rank: 70)
Scores are based on a 1-to-5 scale, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest. Rank is based on 156 firms.
How the firm rated on key scoring questions:
How interesting the work was: 4.57
How much "real" work was assigned: 4.43
Training and guidance: 4.43
Partner—summer associate interactions: 4.50
Full-time associate—summer associate interactions: 4.71
How well firm communicates its goal and expectations: 4.07
How accurately firm portrayed itself during interviews: 4.64
Inclination to accept a full-time associateship: 4.57
Overall rating as a place to work: 4.71
More about the work:
Amount of work: 4.31
Level of responsibility: 4.46
Amount of client contact: 3.69
Amount of feedback: 4.00
Opportunities for mentoring: 4.46
Opportunities for pro bono work: 3.69
Average pay per week: $1,900
Average hours worked per week: 48.9
What the firm’s culture is like:
(Respondents were asked to indicate if the following traits described their firms or their experiences, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree.")
Family-friendly: 4.54
Entrepreneurial: 4.08
Makes efforts toward diversity: 4.46
Attorneys would be enjoyable to work with: 4.46
Attorneys seem to enjoy working with each other: 4.77
Financial information is made available: 3.85
Felt comfortable asking in-depth financial questions: 3.62
Got a sense of the firm’s mission: 4.46
Felt confidence in the firm’s leadership: 4.54
Firm seemed the right size: 4.38
Humane approach to billable hours: 4.69
Firm did a good job of communicating about job prospects: 4.08
Dress code (1=formal; 5=informal): 3.00
Pleasant space and décor: 4.31

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